Search This Blog

"Hump" Day

Not much going on today. The weather is gloomy but no rain. Picture-wise, not much to share... what can I say... It's "Hump" Day. Sometimes just getting through a work week is enough.

Tonight we are heading to Home Depot to make those pending Bathroom decisions. We've had an ongoing problem of this overhead cabinet. As you can see from the picture, small cabinet big space AND the cabinet is only here because of the heater ducting you can see on the top shelf. This has been a basically useless area for years and since we are redoing it, we're RE-DOING it!! The cabinet is getting taken out completely, the heating duct is going to be a bit smaller and more square, and we are going to hide it behind a diagonal sloped piece that will make the ceiling look like it's an architectural feature. It will go along this entire rear wall of the bathroom and be painted in to make it just a wall again. We will more than likely put in a cabinet with towel area or a standing over the toilet cabinet, haven't decided that yet. Oh my gosh, look how small and funny that toilet looks just standing there! It was a ridiculous design in the first place. This house used to be a pretty small place until a living room addition and top floor were added. Good news? It's a lot bigger home now. Bad news? They didn't always do things, shall we say, Kosher? The walls aren't square, funky set of stairs in the living room, cabinet doors put on wrong and not a standard size and heating ducts hidden behind cabinets. That's just a few of the strange things. So as we fix up, we are clearing up the mistakes as well. It will be very nice when we are done.

And we did decide to go with white cabinet and mirror set and are going to see if they have anything to match for over the toilet area. Wes and Mike are going to start tackling this job on Saturday. By then, Wes said he was going to have the entire room gutted of old cabinets, toilet, tub, etc. Yes, we mean business when we say, "we can re-do that room in 8 days!" Wes, our son and Kristen should be back in our area the first of January to stay for a couple of months and hopefully this bathroom will be done or nearly so.

We still have a bit more Christmas shopping to do tonight too. Mostly gift cards and that should be quick and easy. Tomorrow evening my girlfriends and their husbands are going out for an Annual Christmas Dinner together at Steamers. We get together each Christmas and go "all out" for dinner and seafood is one of my favorites! I'll do a Restaurant review on Friday.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Wednesday night is Date Night at our house. It's been that way for a LONG time! And we didn't want retirement to do away with our weekly fun. So today, I'm going to cover some good ways to keep that fun coming and be able to pay for it with slightly reduced funds. Put some money in the budget. Analyze what you can afford and how many times you will be going out during the month. If you get paid twice a month, budget for two date nights. If you get paid weekly, you only need to budget it in for the week. For us, we are getting paid once a month so we will budget for 4 to 5 nights out. We set aside about $20 to $25 per week for date nightRemember, it's about spending time together not how fancy the dining is. You can make a picnic one week and then spend double the following week at a nice place. You can make dinner at home and go to see a play or movie. In our case we could go to the beach with some hot dogs, potato chips a…

It's not just about the money. Living on Less can also mean having less "stuff" cluttering up our homes, less stress and drama, and dragging around a whole lot less weight. The topic of the day... What are YOU "Weighting" for? I think I've always had a weight problem. I was active enough as a teen and young adult to keep the pounds in range. But when I started having kids, I put on weight with each one. In 2001, and 230 lbs., I'd finally had enough and opted for Gastric Bypass Surgery so I would never have to think about being fat ever again and yes, I'm using the word FAT. I like to eat though, and only ended up losing a total of 35 lbs. with gastric bypass. Don't get me wrong, if you do it right, you MIGHT not have the same results I had, but a little dixie cup size meal was just not enough food for me. I would cry and be angry at every gathering of people and food. Let's just say eating was a big part of my life, so much so that it had int…

Mix the starter, water, milk (or the substitute) together thoroughly. Then add in the salt and flour.Put the dough in a covered container and let it ferment at room temperature.After 2 hours fold the dough. How To Fold The DoughAfter an additional 2 hours, fold the dough again.When the dough is is finished fermenting (after a total of 5-6 hours - when dough is bubbly, soft and will pull a windowpane) divide dough into two pieces around 855 g. each.Do a first shaping of the dough and let r…